The unique epidemiological pattern of the Royal Free Hospital blazing through the hospital complex in such a short time, hitting nurses and doctors but not patients. People in the prime of life but not children was part of Acheson, Ramsay, Dowsett's reasoning for creating a new name of Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
The hospital sickness looked similar to Iceland disease but the strange demographic of the Royal Free outbreak was so unusual that Melvin Ramsay, in particular, wanted to find an agent that could explain this bizarre profile.
The Royal Free nurses called it "The Royal Freaks disease"
Melvin Ramsay wasn't happy with the ME name but believed it could serve to describe the Royal Free disease until more was known about the etiology.
The unique epidemiological pattern of the Royal Free Hospital blazing through the hospital complex in such a short time, hitting nurses and doctors but not patients. People in the prime of life but not children was part of Acheson, Ramsay, Dowsett's reasoning for creating a new name of Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
The hospital sickness looked similar to Iceland disease but the strange demographic of the Royal Free outbreak was so unusual that Melvin Ramsay, in particular, wanted to find an agent that could explain this bizarre profile.
The Royal Free nurses called it "The Royal Freaks disease"
Melvin Ramsay wasn't happy with the ME name but believed it could serve to describe the Royal Free disease until more was known about the etiology.